White paper · 16. Jan 2023

Normative’s emissions calculation methodology

How Normative enables businesses to calculate, report, and reduce their carbon emissions.

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Dr. Alexander Schmidt

Head of Science, Sustainability, and Climate Research

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How Normative enables businesses to calculate, report, and reduce their carbon emissions.

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Dr. Alexander Schmidt

Head of Science, Sustainability, and Climate Research

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Normative is sharing its methodology, leading the way to increased transparency in carbon accounting.

In a unique move in the industry, we have published a whitepaper on the Normative carbon accounting methodology.

This whitepaper explains in detail the fundamentals of corporate carbon accounting and outlines Normative’s proprietary implementation of the GHG Protocol.

Carbon calculations are only as good as the data and methods used to generate them. By sharing our methodology we aim to provide transparency, further support the auditability of our calculations, and demonstrate how Normative establishes a new level of scientific accuracy in emissions accounting.

What’s in the guide?

Part 1: Introduction to corporate carbon footprints
How can we quantify a company’s carbon footprint? This section explains the Greenhouse Gas Protocol – the gold standard in emissions measurement – and the data types used for carbon accounting.

Part 2: Normative’s carbon accounting engine
A deep-dive into how Normative arrives at its accurate and comprehensive emissions calculations.

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